Acne is a skin condition that occurs when your hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells. Acne usually appears on your face, neck, chest, back and shoulders. Effective treatments are available, but acne can be persistent. The pimples and bumps heal slowly, and when one begins to go away, others seem to be persistent.
SYMPTOMS
Acne signs and symptoms vary depending on the severity of your condition:
Black heads
White heads
Pimples
Pus-filled lumps under the skin.
CAUSES
Four main factors cause acne:
Oil production
Dead skin cells
Clogged pores
Bacteria
THESE FACTORS HAVE LITTLE EFFECTS ON ACNE
Dirty skin
Cosmetics
Greasy foods
MEDICATIONS
RETINOIDS: These come as creams, gels and lotions. You apply this medication on the skin surface and it works by preventing plugging of the hair follicles.
ANTIBIOTICS: These work by killing excess skin bacteria and reducing redness. For the first few months of treatment, you may use both a retinoid and an antibiotic, with the antibiotic applied in the morning and the retinoid in the evening.
DAPSONE(Aczone): This gel is most effective when combined with a topical retinoid. Skin side effects include redness and dryness.
OTHER ORAL MEDICATIONS
ISOTRETINONIN: This medicine is reserved for people with the most severe acne. so if your acne is severe, this is for you!
ANTI-ANDROGEN AGENTS: It works by blocking the effect of androgen hormones on the sebaceous glands.
TREATING ACNE SCARS
these scars could pose a big challenge to many people, it could also affect self esteem and relationships, here are a few ways to go about getting rid of the scars.
SOFT TISSUE FILTERS. Injecting soft tissue fillers, such as collagen or fat, under the skin and into indented scars can fill out or stretch the skin. This makes the scars less noticeable
CHEMICAL PEELS: High-potency acid is applied to your skin to remove the top layer and minimize deeper scars.
LASER RESURFACING: This is a skin resurfacing procedure that uses a laser to improve the appearance of your skin
LIGHT THERAPY: This treatment heats the dermis and cause new skin to form
SKIN SURGERY: Using a minor procedure called punch excision, your doctor cuts out individual acne scars.
Which of these will you likely go for? 😀
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